Angela Merkel considers the violation of the rule of law in Romania to be unacceptable

BERLIN | German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that the state of law was violated “in an unacceptable way” in Romania during the struggle for power among the country’s leaders. Merkel spoked on Monday with Romanian President Traian Basescu on the phone and he acknowledged the concern reasons, said the German government press office, Bloomberg reports.

Shared values of the European Union apply in Romania as well, she said. “Chancellor considers it unacceptable that the basic principles of the rule of law to be violated in a European Union member state0”, the statement said.